BOARDING AT THE BEACH - al.com

BOARDING AT THE BEACH - al.com: "Despite poor weather, businesses along the Alabama Gulf Coast reported having a strong holiday weekend. David Graves, president of the Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce, estimated that about 70 percent of condo and hotel rentals were occupied on the island.

'Overall, we had a good weekend,' Graves said. 'The weather probably did not help,' he added, noting that there was flooding on Bienville Boulevard on Saturday morning."